HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Edward Martos-Request for Intervenor Status1 WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN
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AT THE CROSSROADS OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT & THE LAW
June 27, 2019
VIA BAND DELIVERY
Honorable Chair and City Commissioners
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
EDWARD MARTOs, ESQ.
emartos@wsh-law.com
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on 06/27/2019 , City Clerk
Re: Request for Intervenor Status in File No. 5900 by Judy Santos, Jessica
Melendez, and The Emerald at Brickell Condominium Association, Inc.
Dear Chairman and City Commissioners:
I write on behalf of Ms. Judy Santos, Ms. Jessica Melendez and The Emerald at Brickell
Condominium Association, Inc. (the "Association"). Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez and the
Association each hereby request qualified intervenor status in File No. 5900, regarding the
proposed upzoning of 240 SE 14 Street (the "Babylon Property").'
Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez, and the Association qualify for intervenor status because each
of their interests in the proceeding are adversely affected in a manner greater than those of the
general public. This is evident given that:
Ownership of Abutting Propertv. The City Commission has consistently held that the
owners of property immediately abutting the site of a proposed rezoning has an interest
sufficiently greater than those of the general public to qualify for intervenor status., Ms.
Santos and Ms. Melendez's homes each abut the Babylon Property. The Association is
responsible for the management, control and defense of the Emerald Condominium
property and the property of its 142 unit owners.
2. Character of the Neighborhood; Tvpe of Change. The Babylon Property is part of a
unique neighborhooda lower intensity oasis in the middle of a big city financial district.
This request is made pursuant to Miami 21, Section 7.1.4.
See, Files 1030 and 1031, October 27, 2016 (Abutting owner granted intervener status); Files 1032 and 1033. October
27, 2016 (Same); File 3706, May 24, 2018 (Owner within 60 feet of subject property granted intervener status); File
2229, February 22, 2018 (Owner within 500 foot notice radius granted intervener status); File 4856, October 25, 2018
(Abutting condo association granted intervener status); see also Renard v. Dade County, 261 So.2d 832 (Fla. 1972),-
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972);Paragon Group Inc. v floeksema, 475 So.2d 244 (Fla. 2d DCA, 1985) (Property owner across street from property
had standing to challenge zoning); Elwyn v. Cifi of Miami, 113 So.2d 849 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959) (property owners
whose property values would be adversely affected by variance granted to adjacent property owner had standing to
challenge the validity of the granted variance), cert. denied, 116 So.2d 773
(Fla.] 959), approved Renard, 261 So.2d at 836.
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Honorable Chair and City Commissioners
June 27, 2019
That neighborhood guarantees light, sea air, and an open feeling for its residents and also
nearby Brickell Avenue. The proposed rezoning would upending the neighborhood by
allowing development on the same scale found all along Brickell Avenue.
3. Adverse Impacts. Living and owning property immediately next door to the Babylon
Property means that Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez, the Association, and all unit owners at the
Emerald Condominium will experience the adverse impacts of the proposed rezoning
including but not limited to increased traffic and noise, reduced sunlight and air, and
severely damaged property values.
4. Public Notice. Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez and the Association's property is within the area
Miami 21 requires to be noticed. In accordance with Miami 21, the Association received
notice on its behalf and behalf of all of the Emerald Condominium's unit owners.
Tvpe of Application. Miami 21 was adopted to address dramatic increases in zoning that
were common under the former zoning code and frequently upended neighborhoods.
Miami 21 answered that threat by guaranteeing that all future rezoning applications would
be "successional." In other words, an application could never increase zoning by more than
one level of intensity. Miami 21 also responded by requiring that property owners wait 18
months between applications to upzone a property. Miamians were promised that these
The above guarantees meant that Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez, and the Association's unit
owners could purchase their homes with the assurance that the abutting property, and most
of their neighborhood would be free from dramatic upzoning. Now, the owner of Babylon
Property seeks to increase its zoning by more than FIVE levels of intensity (from T6-8 to
T6-48). Accordingly, granting the application to upzone the Babylon Property would
adversely impact Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez, and the Association's unit owners to a degree
greater than the general public.
Accordingly, please qualify Ms. Santos, Ms. Melendez, and the Association intervener status.
cc: Victoria Mendez, Esq.
Barnaby Min, Esq.
Todd Hannon
Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Esq.
Sincerely,
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Edward Martos, Esq.
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13OFFICE OF TH
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Summary Report
Property Information
Folio:
01-4139-095-0420
$50,000
218 SE 14 ST UNIT: 1403
Property Address:
Miami, FL 33131-3325
$135,180
JUDY SANTOS &H
Owner
JORGE LUIS NEGRIN
218 SE 14 ST #1403
Mailing Address
MIAMI, FL 33131-3326
PA Primary Zone
6407 HIGH DENSITY MIX USE
Taxable Value
0407 RESIDENTIAL -TOTAL VALUE
Primary Land Use
$156,372
City
: CONDOMINIUM - RESIDENTIAL
Beds / Baths / Half
2/2/1
Floors
0
Living Units
1
Actual Area
Sq.Ft
Living Area
1,298 Sq.Ft
Adjusted Area
1,298 Sq.Ft
Lot Size
0 Sq.Ft
Year Built
2006
Assessment Information
$50,000
Year
2019 2018 2017
Land Value
$0 $0 $0
Building Value
$0 $0 $0
XF Value
$0 $0 $0
Market Value
$381,232 $401,297 $418,018
Assessed Value
$188,698 $185,180 $181,372
Benefits Information
Benefit Type 2019 2018 2017
Save Our Homes Assessment
$192,534 $216,117 $236,646
Cap Reduction
Homestead Exemption $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Second Homestead Exemption $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Note: Not all benefits are applicable to all Taxable Values (i.e. County, School
Board, City, Regional).
Short Legal Description
THE EMERALD AT BRICKELL CONDO
UNIT 1403
UNDIV 0.83060%
INT IN COMMON ELEMENTS
OFF REC 24468-2002
Generated On 6/26/2019
Taxable Value Information
1 20191 20181 2017
County
Exemption Value
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
Taxable Value
$138,698
$135,180
$131,372
School Board
Sale
Exemption Value
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
Taxable Value
$163,6981
$160,1801
$156,372
City
1089
examination of the deed
Exemption Value
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
Taxable Value
$138,6981
$135,180
$131,372
Regional
Exemption Value
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
Taxable Value
$138,698
$135,180
$131,372
Sales Information
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record for item(s) R. 13
on 06/27/2019 . City Clerk
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05/01/2007 $0
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08/01/2006 $397,955
24822
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Property Information
Folio:
Property Address:
Owner
Mailing Address
PA Primary Zone
Primary Land Use
Beds I Baths I Half
Floors
Living Units
Actual Area
Living Area
Adjusted Area
Lot Size
Year Built
Assessment Information
Year
Land Value
Building Value
XF Value
Market Value
Assessed Value
Summary Report
01-4139-095-0930
218 SE 14 ST UNIT: 1406
Miami, FL 33131-3325
JESSICA M MELENDEZ
218 SE 14 ST 1406
MIAMI, FL 33131 USA
6407 HIGH DENSITY MIX USE
0407 RESIDENTIAL - TOTAL VALUE
: CONDOMINIUM - RESIDENTIAL
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856 Sq.Ft
856 Sq.Ft
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2006
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Taxable Value Information
1 20191 20181 2017
Benefits Information
Regional
BenefiItType 120191 20181 2017 Exemption Value
Non -Homestead Cap I Assessment Reduction I 1 1 $64,962 Taxable Value
Note: Not all benefits are applicable to all Taxable Values (i.e. County, School
Board, City, Regional).
Short Legal Description
THE EMERALD AT BRICKELL CONDO
UNIT 1406
UNDIV 0.50630%
INT IN COMMON ELEMENTS
OFF REC 24468-2002
Sales Information
$0$OI $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
$0 $OI $0
$211,377 $273,804 $285,212
$OI $0 $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
$OI $0 $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
Previous Price OR Book- Qualification Description
Sale Page
08/16/2017 $100 30665-0025 Corrective, tax or QCD; min
consideration
12/01/2007 $292,500 26132-1078 Sales which are qualified
07/01/2006 $271,900 24824-3643 Sales which are qualified
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Submitted into the public
record for item(s) PZ. 13
on 06/27/2019 City Clerk
County
Exemption Value
2019
2018
2017
Taxable Value
$0
$0
$0
School Board
$0
$0
$0
Exemption Value
$0
$0
$0
Taxable Value
$211,377
$273,804
$285,212
City
$211,377
$273,804
$220,250
Exemption Value
Taxable Value
Benefits Information
Regional
BenefiItType 120191 20181 2017 Exemption Value
Non -Homestead Cap I Assessment Reduction I 1 1 $64,962 Taxable Value
Note: Not all benefits are applicable to all Taxable Values (i.e. County, School
Board, City, Regional).
Short Legal Description
THE EMERALD AT BRICKELL CONDO
UNIT 1406
UNDIV 0.50630%
INT IN COMMON ELEMENTS
OFF REC 24468-2002
Sales Information
$0$OI $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
$0 $OI $0
$211,377 $273,804 $285,212
$OI $0 $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
$OI $0 $0
$211,377 $273,804 $220,250
Previous Price OR Book- Qualification Description
Sale Page
08/16/2017 $100 30665-0025 Corrective, tax or QCD; min
consideration
12/01/2007 $292,500 26132-1078 Sales which are qualified
07/01/2006 $271,900 24824-3643 Sales which are qualified
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Submitted into the public
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on 06/27/2019 City Clerk